Dealing With Vision Plans And Managed Care
By Jerry Hayes OD | in
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2/9/2010 - 3:17 pm
Last week I wrote about the history and evolution of managed care. The big question now is, “What is going to happen over the next 10 to 20 years?”
It seems pretty clear to me that as more and more patients get covered, the payers’ (Medicare, vision plans and health insurance companies) ability to dictate terms to the providers only increases.
Of course, it’s one thing to recognize the problem of ‘managed pay’ and quite another to deal with it in your practice. Is there any end in sight?
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Yes, reminds me of the
Yes, reminds me of the airplane phenomena. The revenue from unsold seats can never be recaptured once the plane takes off.
Managed care, better than nothing?
Receiving lower reimbursment can be trying in a good economy. In an economy like we have experienced for the last two years receiving any reimbursment is a good thing. Managed care has helped me and my practice get through the last two years.